Clinical Care Liaison
Clinical Care Liaison
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Job Description
- Make a difference at one of Australias leading health care providers
- Generous salary packaging benefits ongoing professional development and supportive team environment with flexible work arrangements
- This is an opportunity for registered nurses with sound communication and clinical problem solving skills to take on rewarding and meaningful non ward based nursing role.
About the role
The Statewide Progressive Neurological Disease Service (SPNDS) at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem (CHCB) is a publicly funded notforprofit hospital in the southern metropolitan region of Melbourne. SPNDS offers a range of multidisciplinary assessment educationand management services coordinated through a centrebased outpatient clinic for people with a diagnosed Progressive Neurological Disease (PND). These include but are not limited to: Huntingtons Disease Motor Neurone Disease Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Multiple System Atrophy Parkinsons Disease Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Spinocerebellar Ataxias.
The aim of the SPNDS is to enhance the quality of life of patients and families affected by Progressive Neurological Disease through planning coordinating and delivering the highest level of multidisciplinary care to meet their physical and psychosocial health and disability support needs throughout the different stages of their life and death with the disease.
We are looking for registered nurses who are interested in developing specialist skills and knowledge in the support and management of people living with PND.
Available:24 days a week Clinical Liaison (CL) roles. Clinical Liaisons work with an allocated caseload and medical team member as a key point of communication for both the patient family and team.
Key Responsibilities
Registered nurses within SPNDS
- Use disease specific knowledge to provide comprehensive patient assessment including detection and recognition of symptoms related to treatment disease process or disease progression and efficiently plan and provide comprehensive personcentred care for people with progressive neurological disease.
- Play a central role in helping to bridge the divide between services both within CHCB and external health community care disability and other services through active care coordination
- Contribute to ongoing service design evaluation and improvement to ensure best outcomes for patients in conjunction with the broader team.
- Provide clear communication with patients and families considering their individual desire for information and their health literacy levels
- Ongoing opportunities to engage in research
What you bring
- Experience in one or more of: Progressive Neurological Diseases Palliative Care Mental Health Disability or Community Health
- Interest in developing disease specific knowledge including a knowledge of community resources and pathways
- Ability to work independently and autonomously in complex situations within scope of practice and respond to unknown and/or unexpected dilemmas
- Well developed communication and computer skills
- Flexibility adaptable and recognises the value of different opinions and can adapt accordingly
- Motivated enthusiastic energetic and committed to setting and modelling high standards of work performance
- A desire to join a team committed to the care of others in a mission based organisation
Early applicants will be considered.
For further information please contact Roxanne Maule Manager Statewide PND Service on
About Calvary
We are a leading provider of quality integrated care that puts our patients residents and clients at the centre of everything we do. Calvary offers flexible careers in clinical allied health hospitality ICT and health administration mission leadership management and more. Founded in Australia in 1885 were one of the largest providers of health aged and community care with over 18000 staff and volunteers 14 Public and Private Hospitals 72 Residential Care and Retirement Communities and 19 Community Care Centres.
As an equal opportunity employer we value diversity and are committed to fostering a workplace that is respectful welcoming and inclusive where people are supported to draw strengths from their identity culture and community. We value the integral dignity of each person and we encourage applications from First Nations peoples people living with a disability LGBTIQ people people who have come to Australia as migrants or refugees and veterans.
Why work for Calvary
Joining us is your opportunity to learn with purpose and drive positive impact to our community in a stimulating work environment. We offer paid parental leave salary packaging career progression flexible working hours and training and skills development. Calvary is also proud to be recognised as a leader in gender equality. Further details are available here: you are looking for a rewarding career in an organisation that supports the community apply now!
Please note the following:
- Only applicants with a valid right to work in Australia will be considered.
- As part of the application process you may be required to participate in a health evaluation which could include face to face assessment and drug and alcohol testing to ensure your suitability for the role.
- Calvary has a mandatory COVID19 vaccination requirement for all workers. You will also be required to provide evidence of other immunisation as required for your role
Employment Type
Full-Time
